Archive for March, 2009

When words fail you

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

The hissychicks went to our local Early Childhood Health Centre for A’s four year old developmental check today.  As some of you are already aware, mr hissychick and I have some concerns about our precious eldest girl’s tendency to absolute silence outside of a small trusted circle of family and friends, a personality trait that [...]

Happy Birthday to me

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

years go rolling you’re thirty three It’s time for the cross or the bodhi tree but you’d like to cry when you skin your knee man’s it’s hard **** – Peter Mulvey “Shirt“

Why I am jealous of all you mothers of boys out there

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

A (last week): I’m not going to be your friend and I’m not going to be your daughter! A (this morning): You’re not nice and you’re a bad Mummy! E (several times a day): No Mummy no..naughty! Must use exclamation marks to hide the pain!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For all you mother cluckers out there

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Now tell me again why I cannot convince mr hissychick to entertain the possibility of one more?

Noodles

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Today I took a rather excited A to have her four year old vaccinations, having received a somewhat mean letter from the Government which in essence stated that if I didn’t stab my child yesterday my childcare benefit payments would cease*. And wasn’t she just beside herself with excitement over finally getting her big girl [...]

Dumped

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

No I haven’t abandoned you dear friends inside the computer, I’ve just been spending a lot of my time in the toilet thanks to the gastro bug that snuck up on me during our Melbourne trip (round #1: The Vomiting), teased me through my two days of work (Round #2: the fatiguing), king hit me [...]